"Large Agency’ Category *
(10,000+ employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 3,200,000 | 63.1332 % |
| Postal Service | 800,000 | 15.7833 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 240,000 | 4.735 |
| Department of the Treasury | 162,119 | 3.1985 |
| Department of Justice | 124,870 | 2.4636 |
| Department of Agriculture | 100,000 | 1.9729 |
| Department of Transportation | 100,000 | 1.9729 |
| Social Security Administration | 65,000 | 1.2824 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 62,999 | 1.2429 |
| Department of the Interior | 58,026 | 1.1448 |
| Department of Commerce | 41,711 | 0.8229 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 19,198 | 0.3788 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 18,879 | 0.3725 |
| Department of State | 18,000 | 0.3551 |
| Department of Labor | 16,818 | 0.3318 |
| Department of Energy | 14,000 | 0.2762 |
| General Services Administration | 14,000 | 0.2762 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 13,031 | 0.2571 |
| Total # for ‘Large Agency’ Category | 5,068,651 | 100 % |
‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category
(1,000-9,999 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 9,300 | 16.5189 % |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 6,437 | 11.4336 |
| Department of Education | 4,611 | 8.1902 |
| Small Business Administration | 4,190 | 7.4424 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 3,699 | 6.5703 |
| Equal Employment Opportunities Commission | 3,055 | 5.4264 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | 2,941 | 5.2239 |
| National Archives and Records Administration | 2,768 | 4.9166 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 2,500 | 4.4406 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | 2,131 | 3.7851 |
| Agency for International Development | 2,074 | 3.6839 |
| Federal Communications Commission | 2,000 | 3.5525 |
| National Labor Relations Board | 1,947 | 3.4583 |
| Federal Reserve System | 1,642 | 2.9166 |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff | 1,268 | 2.2523 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 1,250 | 2.2203 |
| National Science Foundation | 1,250 | 2.2203 |
| Peace Corps | 1,112 | 1.9752 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 1,102 | 1.9574 |
| National Credit Union Administration | 1,022 | 1.8153 |
| Total # for ‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category | 56,299 | 100 % |
‘Small Agency’ Category
(100-999 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Trade Commission | 960 | 12.5049 % |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency | 860 | 11.2023 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 746 | 9.7173 |
| Corporation for National and Community | 630 | 8.2063 |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 560 | 7.2945 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | 480 | 6.2524 |
| U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council | 450 | 5.8617 |
| American Battle Monuments Commission | 369 | 4.8066 |
| International Trade Commission | 351 | 4.5721 |
| Federal Election Commission | 340 | 4.4288 |
| Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | 280 | 3.6473 |
| Farm Credit Administration | 278 | 3.6212 |
| Merit Systems Protection Board | 233 | 3.0350 |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | 216 | 2.8136 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 169 | 2.2014 |
| Selective Service System | 165 | 2.1493 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 151 | 1.9669 |
| Federal Maritime Commission | 122 | 1.5892 |
| Federal Housing Finance Board | 110 | 1.4329 |
| Office of Special Counsel | 107 | 1.3938 |
| Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board | 100 | 1.3026 |
| Total # for ‘Small Agency’ Category | 7,677 | 100% |
(1-99 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Government Ethics | 78 | 11.8361 % |
| Commission on Civil Rights | 68 | 10.3187 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Review | 68 | 10.3187 |
| National Capital Planning Commission | 55 | 8.346 |
| National Mediation Board | 52 | 7.8907 |
| Postal Rate Commission | 50 | 7.5873 |
| Inter-American Foundation | 45 | 6.8285 |
| Institute of Museum Services and Library | 41 | 6.2215 |
| Trade and Development Agency | 41 | 6.2215 |
| Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | 35 | 5.3111 |
| Access Board | 30 | 4.5524 |
| Committee for Purchase from the Blind and | 29 | 4.4006 |
| African Development Foundation | 26 | 3.9454 |
| Morris K. Udall Foundation | 17 | 2.5797 |
| National Council on Disability | 10 | 1.5175 |
| Commission on Fine Arts | 7 | 1.0622 |
| Japan-U.S.Friendship Commission | 4 | 0.6070 |
| Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation | 3 | 0.4552 |
| Total # for ‘Very Small Agency’ Category | 659 | 100 % |
*Update: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was not surveyed as a separate entity in this survey. The components agencies that are currently part of DHS were surveyed as part of their original agencies.
Last Updated: 6/14/04